GIANTS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Don’t sleep on Sterling Shepard. He’s the Giants’ overlooked man in the middle, flanked in the receivers room by two mega-personalities — Odell Beckham Jr., who’s a rock star, and veteran Brandon Marshall, who never has been accused of being a wallflower. That, however, doesn’t mean Shepard can’t emerge as even more of an impact...

The metronome routine of practice, game and film review was broken last week, when the Giants reviewed how they stood for the national anthem in their preseason opener. The replay revealed a group of coaches and players at the 50-yard line, as well as the youth football teams invited to take the field at halftime....

Sirius XM analyst and former Giants lineman Geoff Schwartz talks Big Blue’s offensive line, lessons from Eli Manning and life after football with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Do you think Ereck Flowers can make a jump this season? A: He seems to be the same guy he’s always been: His lower and upper body...

McAdoo didn't rule it out.
EAST RUTHERFORD -- There are no indications that the Giants will change their plan of making third-round pick Davis Webb the No. 3 quarterback this season. But coach Ben McAdoo left the door open a crack that Webb could serve as Eli Manning's primary backup.
"I think we all have to be careful making assumptions,"...

The New York Giants will play their second preseason game Monday night at Cleveland. There are many players who need to play well in order to make the 53-man roster. Here are five players who need to make a big impact in Monday night’s game:
QB Josh Johnson
The backup quarterback did not play well in the first preseason game. He did not show good pocket awareness and walked...

Several qualified players competing for spots as backups to OV, JPP As the New York Giants consider how they will shape their 53-man roster for the 2017 NFL season, some positions look “heavy” with talent, having more good players than they could possibly keep. Some look “light,” positions where they could perhaps use some outside help.
One of the positions that is “heavy”...

J.T. Thomas has taken a pay cut and put himself on even footing for a chance to win a Giants roster spot.
EAST RUTHERFORD -- J.T. Thomas has taken a pay cut, as expected. Will it help him make the Giants' 53-man roster in a few weeks?
It certainly can't hurt.
The veteran linebacker's base salary has been slashed to $775,000, according to NFLPA...

Rey Maualuga had some company as the Dolphins kicked the tires on veteran linebackers in the wake of Raekwon McMillan‘s season-ending knee injury. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports that the team also worked out Kelvin Sheppard on Wednesday. Sheppard spent last season with the Giants, starting 11 games, and was a member of [more]

We're still a few weeks out from the start of the 2017 NFL season, but one thing is already abundantly clear: it's going to be a very loooong season for fans of the New York Jets. Simply Googling 'Jets 0-16' brings up recent articles from FiveThirtyEight, WaPo and For The Win debating the chances of Gang Green becoming the second team in NFL history to go winless in a 16-game season...

The New York Giants will play their next preseason game on the road against the Cleveland Browns on Monday night. Although the Giants lost their last preseason game to the Pittsburgh Steelers, there were still a few bright moments. For example, the kicking competition between Mike Nugent and Aldrick Rosas continues to heat up as all of the points that the Giants scored against...

The Cleveland Browns’ coaching stuff apparently didn’t put much stock in what it saw during the team’s preseason opener against the New Orleans Saints last week.In talking to the media on Wednesday, Browns head coach Hue Jackson indicated that veteran Brock Osweiler will start against the New York Giants on Monday night. Osweiler, who was acquired in a salary dump from the...

ESPN apologized in a statement sent Tuesday for airing a fantasy football auction that some found to be offensive because of their feeling that it was too similar to a slave auction.Teams in fantasy football leagues are often formed in one of two ways: via a draft system, where participants select players one at a time, or via an auction, where participants are given a “salary...

New York Giants wide receiver Brandon Marshall is doing everything he can to learn plays and study with quarterback Eli Manning. He recently shared this interesting story about his working relationship with Manning.“Literally we just got out of the shower, we had towels on, and he was pretty much half-dressed, and he started giving me signals, Marshall said, per Tom Rock of Newsday...

New York Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson has taken a shot at former teammate Brandon Marshall seemingly every chance he gets this offseason, but Marshall has no interest in talking about the feud between the two anymore.Most recently, Richardson said in a radio interview that Marshall is “drama queenish” and that he is glad the wide receiver no longer plays for the...

SNY's Michelle Yu and Ralph Vacchiano report from New York Giants training camp on Monday, where wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr told the media that he's in a much better place mentally, and head coach Ben McAdoo discussed his star player's penchant for one-handed catches.

Fans never really know what to expect when Odell Beckham Jr. hits the field. Even his warmups are exciting to watch.
OBJ gave fans who showed up to Monday’s training camp practice a show, when, at one point, he made one of the most difficult catches you’ll ever see.
Check out how he got off his jam in the end zone, and reached out with one hand across his body to make a fantastic...

The New York Giants began their year on Friday as they opened up the preseason against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Many of the stars did not play, as is expected in the first preseason game, opening the door for many of the backups to get quality reps.
This was especially true at the quarterback position, as Giants starter Eli Manning did not play a single snap in the game. This allowed...

SNY NFL Insider Ralph Vacchiano recaps the 2017 preseason opener for the New York Giants, which saw Big Blue's offensive line struggle against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 20-12 loss at MetLife Stadium.

At this point it seems superfluous to bother saying that Odell Beckham Jr. is incredible when it comes to one-handed catches. We all know he is. There is no debate on this subject.Yet somehow on Friday OBJ set a new bar for insanity on the gridiron. As he warmed up for his first preseason game of the season, the receiver did something that made us stand up and say, “WHOA!”Here’s...

Victor Cruz has brought back his salsa dance, albeit in a different uniform.Cruz caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Mitch Trubisky during the Chicago Bears’ preseason game against the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. After scoring, Cruz showed off the salsa dance he made famous during his time with the New York Giants. Cruz is competing with multiple players for a spot on the...

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